Critics Divided on Ridley Scott’s Post-Apocalyptic Film 'The Dog Stars'
Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller “The Dog Stars” has received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who praised Jacob Elordi’s performance but criticized the film’s slow pacing and uneven execution. Despite breaking certain audience engagement records, the movie struggles to sustain its dystopian premise.
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Movie Review: A tender love story with postapocalyptic teeth in Ridley Scott’s 'The Dog Stars' - AP News
Movie Review: A tender love story with postapocalyptic teeth in Ridley Scott’s 'The Dog Stars' AP News
Read full article →The Dog Stars review – Ridley Scott’s lethargic postapocalyptic drama is a misfire
An adaptation of Peter Heller’s 2012 novel never finds its footing with overly familiar survival beats and a glum lack of energy Looking towards the end of an August movie dumping ground littered with more unwanted trash than usual, there seemed to be a faint glimmer of hope, a shiny treasure poking out through the dusty mass of unnecessary sequels and sex purge romcoms. Somehow, there was a $110m-budget adaptation of an acclaimed novel directed by Ridley Scott, led by a recently Oscar-nomina...
By Benjamin Lee
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The Dog Stars review — Jacob Elordi shines in Ridley Scott’s zombie film The Times
Read full article →Trailer: The Dog Stars
Set in a near future in which civilisation is in ruins, The Dog Stars is a beautiful, entertaining and occasionally ridiculous ride.
Read full article →‘The Dog Stars’ Review: Jacob Elordi’s Sensitive Survivalist Can’t Sustain a Dreary Dystopian Adventure
It’s the end of the world as we know it in “The Dog Stars,” and everyone feels — well, not fine exactly, but, you know, fine? Alive, hanging in there, taking it one day at a time. Things could be better, which goes without saying in the aftermath of a flu pandemic that has wiped […]
By Guy Lodge
Read full article →‘The Dog Stars’ Review: Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley in Ridley Scott’s Subdued but Pleasingly Soulful Dystopian Western
Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney and Benedict Wong also star in this adaptation of Peter Heller’s novel about survivors trying to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic future.
By David Rooney
Read full article →‘The Dog Stars’ Review: Jacob Elordi Searches For Last Gasp Of Humanity In Ridley Scott’s Sharp, Post-Apocalyptic Thriller
The lovable dog in Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars isn’t actually the star of film, despite the title. Sadly, Jasper is only a supporting player in the first half hour of the movie. The real star here is Jacob Elordi, who is continuing to show genuine chops as a leading man. He does it again […]
By Pete Hammond
Read full article →The Dog Stars Review
Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic survivor drama keeps its feelings about grieving in a triple layer of emotional bubble wrap.
By Leanne Butkovic
Read full article →Ridley Scott's New Sci-Fi Thriller The Dog Stars Officially Breaks A Rotten Tomatoes Record In The Last 6 Years
Ridley Scott sets out with his next sci-fi thriller, The Dog Stars, which has set a Rotten Tomatoes record in the last six years as reviews are in.
By Fariba Rezwan
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